Village · Gaighat, Muzaffarpur
# Shakarwara Sabik

Shakarwara Sabik is a village in Gaighat sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code 847107. The 2011 Census counted 2,172 people in 524 households, the 37th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 2,172 people (2011)
- 524 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 847107 PIN code

## Shakarwara Sabik PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shakarwara Sabik is 847107. Shakarwara Sabik falls in Gaighat sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847107
- Gram panchayat Kamarathu
- Community development block Gaighat
- Census village code 229233

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shakarwara Sabik from nearby towns?
- Gaighat (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shakarwara Sabik?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shakarwara Sabik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shakarwara Sabik known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shakarwara Sabik

Of every 100 households in Shakarwara Sabik in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shakarwara Sabik · ■ Gaighat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 5%
- Toilet within the home 16% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 79%
- Tap water 5% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 32% 42%
- Television 6% 10%
- Mobile phone 39% 49%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 33% 28%
- Own their home 92% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shakarwara Sabik?

■ Shakarwara Sabik · ■ Gaighat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 896
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 773 902
- Working population 31.4% 30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 212 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (10%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 38 (6%) · ■ Marginal 344 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gaighat
- Baraila 2,467 people
- Bhagwatpur 2,427 people
- Dhubauli Piar Bhela 2,284 people
- Bihari urf Bhatgawan 2,276 people
- Ram Patti 2,134 people
- Tharma 2,115 people
- Harpur urfKamalpurBhadwaraDih 2,092 people
- Hasna Gaddi 2,082 people

All 84 villages in Gaighat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shakarwara Sabik? 847107
- How far is Shakarwara Sabik from Muzaffarpur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Shakarwara Sabik? 2,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakarwara Sabik in? Muzaffarpur district (Gaighat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakarwara Sabik? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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